Robin Rivera is an Emmy Award-winning media producer and a principal of Digital Laundry, a media production, studio and archiving services company based in New York’s East Harlem community (but now working remotely). A native of Los Angeles, she graduated from Stanford University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering) and the University of Southern California (Master of Urban [...]
Approximately 415 people gathered at Nat’s Farm, in West Tisbury, on Monday, July 18, for the Sheriff’s Meadow Summer Benefit. The following lightly edited remarks were made by Board Chair Peter Getsinger. Peter Getsinger Peter Getsinger, Photo by Sara Piazza Thank you, Adam, for your introduction, for what you and your family do [...]
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation launched the first TrailsMV mobile app, a free interactive guide to the Vineyard’s 220 miles of public trails in 2018. Well-received among walkers, birders, bikers, trail runners, and others, its popularity grew even as our goals for the app outpaced its technology. This past summer we launched a brand new TrailsMV with [...]
By Nancy Tutko Fifty years ago, much of the Vineyard was open to ramblers. Miles of dirt roads and paths, winding trails through woodlands and alongside pastures, and long stretches of beach—privately owned as well as public—were generally accessible, at least tacitly. As the Island became better known as a summer destination and the demand [...]
Since the 2022 hunting season is now underway, we’d like to provide information to help you navigate your walks in the woods. Hunting begins half an hour before sunrise, ends half an hour after sunset, and is not allowed on Sundays. We recommend wearing blaze orange for visibility. (Order your blaze orange beanie today!) Hunting [...]
Walk scheduled from 10 AM - 12 PM
Tuesday, August 23rd, 9 AM – Caroline Tuthill Preserve Join SMF staff on Tuesday, August 23rd at 9am to explore the Caroline Tuthill Preserve in Edgartown. Learn about native flora as you walk the winding trails through pitch pine and oak woodlands, around freshwater wetlands, and down to the shores of Sengekontacket Pond. Please wear [...]
On December 27, 2021, Jesse Ausubel along with Jake Lavalette, Chris Alley, Giuliana, Natalie, and Craig Barton, collected water samples to analyze for eDNA from Lily Pond, Witch Pond, the big Squibnocket Pond, Black Brook, and the Atlantic Ocean. Ausubel reports back that Lily Pond had a freshwater fish, dog, mallard, and goose, and bullfrog/ [...]
Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary, in Edgartown, and Nat’s Farm, in West Tisbury, will have storybook walks throughout the summer to engage children and their families as they walk the trails. SMF continues its collaboration with the Edgartown Library for the storybook walk at Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary, which has beautiful new stands, designed and built by Peter [...]
On May 21, 2022, Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation dedicated the blue trail at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary to honor longtime SMF Property Manager Bill Bridwell. At the dedication, SMF Executive Director Adam Moore said: "Bill is perhaps the kindest, friendliest person that I know. He always has a cheerful word to share with others. He has [...]
